Erick Ruiz Lugo
1990, Mexico City.
Visual artist and curator with a focus on contemporary art, community-based practices, and the decentralization of the art circuit. My work is based in the southeastern region of Mexico City, where I design and carry out cultural projects and exhibitions that interweave art, community and politics. I am interested in curatorship as a situated and critical practice, understood as a form of cultural mediation and a tool for social transformation.
Education
2010 – Technical Degree: Lab and Photographer Press Assistant
Preparatory National School #2 “Erasmo Castellanos Quinto,” UNAM
2011–2014 – Visual Arts Studies
Faculty of Arts and Design (FAD), UNAM
2012–2014 – Fine Art Production Workshop (Painting)
Taught by painter Ulises García Ponce de León, FAD/UNAM
2017 – Intensive German Course (Level B1). Die Neue Schule. Berlin, Germany
Solo Exhibitions:
2016 At the Edge of the Earth. Casa de Cultura Frida Kahlo, Mexico City.
Group Exhibitions:
2010 Foto al Cien. Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco, Mexico City.
2011 The City Through Your Eyes. Mirador Torre Latino, 37th Floor, Mexico City.
2012 Holistic and Chance. Galería Beluga, Mexico City.
2016 Arte Lumen, 2nd Edition. Museo de la Ciudad de México, Mexico City.
Awards, Distinctions, and Recognitions:
2010 Honorable Mention in the photography contest Foto al Cien.
2011 First Place in the photography contest Ser de Tláhuac.
2011 Honorable Mention in the photography contest The City Through Your Eyes.
2015 Selected for the 11th Joaquín Clausell Painting Biennial.
2016 Selected for the Arte Lumen, 2nd Edition Painting Contest.
Curatorial Experience
2024 – Collective Photography Exhibition + Photowalk
Underground Paradise and Public Space / Tlahuac, Mexico City.
Curatorship and wall text
Exhibition design and parallel activities
Coordination of a public photo walk with attendants and photographers
2023 – RADAR 23’ Contemporary Printmaking Collective Exhibition
Underground Paradise, CDMX
Open call and artist selection
Curatorship and installation of the art works
Guided tours and dialogue with artists and audience
2021 – PANORAMA: Contemporary Painting Collective Exhibition
Underground Paradise, CDMX
Curatorship of the exhibition with emerging and mid-career painters
Focused on expanding discourse outside the dominant art circuit
Community engagement and cultural mediation strategies
2021 – Founder and Curator of Underground Paradise
Independent Contemporary Art Space, CDMX
Cultural programming, curatorial development, and artist relationships
Community-focused curatorial strategies
2016 – Tláhuac: A Multimedia Experience of Light and Sound
Regional Museum of Tlahuac. CDMX
Interactive LED and sound installation
With a grant from the local government
Online diffusion during the pandemic